St. Landry democrat., 1887-06-18
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From our Regular Correspondent.

! Court yards OF the Treasury binding
excavating for the new vault, for
which Congress appropriated $27,S40.
| 1hls will be the largest single money
vault known. 1t is to be large enough
to hold one hundred mission silver dol
lars, and its full capacity will doubtless
tie tested by the constant accumula-
ton from an annual production of not
| less than twenty four millions of dol
lars.
The structure is to be entirely under
; ground; nothing is to appear on the
surface to indicate the depository of so
much wealth. The vault will be lined
with an iron case, and will be divided
INTO sixteen compartments separated
by iron lattice partitions. There are
to be no dark corners in this building :;
the open lattice work is adapted so
that the eye can range through all the
compartments ut one glance. The en-
trance will be through the sub base
ment of the Treasury building, which
is at all times thoroughly guarded, and
q dozen different men will be required
to open the vault, several series OF I'M
locking being necessary, and one per-
son will only have the secret of one
com bination lock. All the kno wn
checks and securities will be applied,
and by means OF clockwork and eiectri-
city there will be some of the locks
which will open at certain hours Of the
day only to the Treasurer of the United
States.
The silver dollars in their new habita-
ton will be piled up in canvas bags
holding s. 900 each. one Oh top of the
other, as is now done in the existing
vaults.
The recent deaths. SO close together,
of two prominent journalists, reminds
one OF tho deep swatlle that has So
lately been cut into the profession of
journalism. 1t is but a brief period
since Adams of the Washington Star.
and Billy Copeland of the New York
Journal OF Commerce, were taken
almost with pencil in hand, so suddenly
the summons came and all these men
toned were aot only connected by the
bonds OF fellowship incident to IL COM
mon brotherhood, but were more in
associated by ties OF closest
\ prominent politician ind member
IT Congress now in the city, says that
or nine months in the year Washing
on IS the prettiest and pleasantest
'lace in the country, and only needs
better hotel Accommodations nd Il large
lail suitable for Conventions, to make
the very place for the next and sue
eeding National Conventions
AS the physical beauties of Washing
on are already beginning to be appre-
lated by the country. !, glance at the
fforts being made in the direction of
moral cleanliness and beauty in the
'ation's Capital would not bt, amiss.
The women's Christian Temperance
mon has become a power in the land,
nd by means of their steady adher-
nee to well-devised plans of action,
nd OF persistence strikingly .illustra-
I'VE OF their courage in attempts to
meliOrate the condition Of tlAeir fell
'w-belngs the women of this city
ave at last succeeded in entirely clos
lg the bar-room here on Snnds.y ", not
My in name but in fact. They are
lso now engaged in an endea vor to
lppress the exhibition of questi enable
lctures used in advertising, which
lille they attract the eye and thus
'rve their purpose, also exert a more
alsful influence in leading the imaei-
alton OF our youth into evil channels.
A Probation Agency, for the benefit
first offenders, has been recently es-
lblished, whereby unfortunate youth
no have been brought before the Po-
&c Court may be afforded an opportu-
ty OF lettering themselves, thus
Unfolding from them the stigma OF
'nviction of crime, and sentence to
,sociation with old criminals. and en-
to procure honest employ
ent for those in need.
A women's Refuge is in successful
oeration, also where any may find a
elcoming smile and helpful hand.
'e have cause for congratulation,
lat there is SO much of good in hu-
anity, and that we live in an age of
for the sinner ais we'll as
Reproduction for the sin. II